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I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. W. H. BURK. Peanut-Roaster.

No. 225,561. Patented Mar 16, 1880.

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W. H. BURK, Peanut-Roaster.

No. 225,561. PatEted Mar. l6; 0.

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.QQIIPEAN 'RQASTER-a SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 225,561, dated March 16, 1880.

Application filed January 16, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BURK, of Greencastle, in the county of Putnam and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Peanut-Roaster, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional side elevation on line 00 00, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional end elevation on line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to provide an ornamental and attractive apparatus for roasting and warming peanuts.

In the drawings, A represents the inclosing and supporting box or case, in about the center of which is the steam-boiler B, whose dome a rises above the top of the box A,

and is provided with safety-valve a in its interior.

The space below the boiler inclosed by the perforated plate 0 forms the combustionchamber.

D is the receptacle for the oil or liquid fuel which furnishes the flame for the boiler B, the oil passing down through the pipe I), which is furnished with the cooks c 0, into the upright tubes 0?, which extend upward under the boiler. The oil also, passing farther along the pipe I), flows upward through the pipes f, to heat the peanut-roasting cylinder E, which re- 'volves in an opening in the top of the box A,

and has over it a semi-cylindrical cover, F.

Water is introduced into the boiler B through the pipe g, and steam issues from the said boiler, through the pipe h, into the steam-engine cylinder G, and exhausts from said cylinder G, through the pipe m, into the space a,

between the linings or jacket of the peanutwarmer H, the condensed stea'm passing off from the space it through the hole 0, and the uncondensed steam passing up through a cen-' tral pipe, 19, and escaping through an ornamental whistle, I, in the top of the pyramidal cover of the said peanutwarmer H. In connection with the whistle I, I have combined the figure of a trumpeter, as shown in Fig. 1. The pyramidal cover q of this peanut-warmer H opens to admit the introduction and withdrawal of the nuts.

The effect of the steam in the steam-cylinder G is to cause the flywheel L of the engine V to revolve by means of the piston-rod and crank M, said fly-wheel being supported by a standard, a". Secured upon the same shaft with the fly-wheel L is the driving-wheel N, which is connected by belt 0 with the pulley P, which is keyed on the shaft 8, which shaft 8 revolves the roaster E. On this said shaft s is keyed a pulley, R, which is connected by the belt S with the pulley T, which is secured on a shaft, 23, that enters the case of the musical instrument Q, which may be of any form or design that may be operated by a steamengine, and is intended to operate a suitable mechanism to be placed therein.

This device is constructed with a design to make it attractive as well as mechanically useful 5 hence the oscillating engine, the musical instrument, the ornamental dome of boiler, the ornamental whistle, and the general design and arrangement of parts.

When this device is in full operation the engine will be seen in motion, the roastingcylinder will be revolving, the musical instrument will be giving forth its sounds, steam will be issuing from the safety-valve in the dome of the boiler, and the noise of the steam escaping through the ornamental whistle may be heard for a considerable distance around, thus attracting and fixing the attention of all within sight or hearing.

I do not broadly claim a steam-engine for revolving roasting-cylinders; but,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A peanut-roaster made substantially as herein described, consisting of a box or case containing or supporting an oil-receptacle and pipes, a steam-boiler and pipes, a steam-engine, a revolving peanutroaster, a steam-whistle, a peanut-warmer, and a musical-instrument case, with their accessory parts, as herein set forth.

2. The combination, in a peanut-roaster, with the warmer H, of a space or chamber, n,

having hole 0, steam-inlet pipe m, and escape- 4. In a peanut-roaster, the combination of pipe p, as shown and described. the shaft 15 and pulley T, for operating a mu- 3. In combination with the whistle I of a sical instrument, with the shaft 8 and pulley peanut-roaster, the boiler B, pipe h, steam- P of the roasting revolving cylinder, substan- 5 engine cylinder G, pipe m, and jacketed tially as herein shown and described.

warmer H provided with central pipe, 9 substantially as shown and described, whereby WILLIAM BURK' the said whistle is made to sound by the es- Witnesses:

cape through it of the exhaust-steam from the EDWARD T. ALLEN,

10 engine. SILAs A. HAYS. 

